Table 4.
Sample | Rectal temperature 18 h after yeast injection | Rectal temperature recorded following different treatments | ||||
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3 min | 1 h | 2 h | 3 h | 24 h | ||
Control | 38.2 ± 0.24 | 38.4 ± 0.13 | 38.4 ± 0.12 | 39 ± 0.23 | 38.8 ± 0.31 | 38.2 ± 0.16 |
Extract (200 mg/kg) | 38.2 ± 0.27 | 37.8 ± 0.26 | 37.1 ± 0.35* | 37 ± 0.27* | 37 ± 0.25* | 35.8 ± 0.1* |
Extract (400 mg/kg) | 38.5 ± 0.34 | 38 ± 0.38 | 36.9 ± 0.59* | 36.9 ± 0.4* | 37 ± 0.38* | 36.3 ± 0.19* |
Paracetamol (150 mg/kg) | 38.5 ± 0.22 | 38.1 ± 0.2 | 37.5 ± 0.3 | 37 ± 0.3* | 37 ± 0.24* | 36.3 ± 0.24* |
Each value represents the mean ± S.E.M (n = 5), *p < 0.001 vs. control valuesusing Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) followed by Tukey post hoc test.